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A Guinean Baboon is seen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

Inaugurated in 1934, the Paris Zoo will reopen for the public on April 12, 2014 after being closed for four-years for renovation, transforming the zoo with new quarters for animals and greater information for visitors about the animals and their environment.

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Giraffes gather in their pen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes, April 8, 2014.

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A picture shows the transport container of the giraffe of Paris' Vincennes zoo, displayed on the Trocadero Esplanade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, April 7, 2014, to announce the re-opening of the zoo.

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A manatee eats a salad in his pool, at the Vincennes Zoo, in Paris, April 8, 2014.

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A man photographs an Agami, at the Vincennes Zoo, in Paris, April 8, 2014.

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An African lion is seen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

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A picture shows the transport container of the lion of Paris' Vincennes zoo, displayed on the Palais-Royal square in Paris, April 7, 2014.

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Humboldt penguins swim in their tank at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

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Vultures are seen in a bird-cage at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

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Pink flamingos stand in their enclosure at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

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View of the emblematic "Rocher" (Rock) during press day at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

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Zebras rest in their enclosure at the Vincennes zoo in Paris, April 8, 2014.

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Humboldt penguins swim in their tank at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

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Visitors walk through an enclosure at the Vincennes zoo in Paris, April 8, 2014.

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A western gentle Lemur monkey holds on to a tree branch in its enclosure at the Vincennes zoo in Paris, April 8, 2014.

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Humboldt penguins swim in a pool, at the Vincennes Zoo, in Paris, April 8, 2014.

Credit: Thibault Camus/AP

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Vultures are seen in a bird-cage at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.

Credit: Charles Platiau/Reuters

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An African lion is seen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris, April 8, 2014.